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Figuring Out with Raj Shamani

Learn how the world's exceptional minds think.

Presidents, scientists, founders, soldiers and champions. Raj sits across from them and asks the questions you would, so you leave with how they think, not just what they did.

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19.8MYouTube subscribers
575+Long-form conversations
2.3B+Views on YouTube
#1Podcaster in India, Spotify Wrapped 2025
Featured conversations with
Emmanuel MacronBill GatesDr S. JaishankarAndrew HubermanRobert GreeneDavid SinclairScott GallowaySebastian KurzSmriti MandhanaKhan SirDr Sahar YousefEvy PoumpourasSaurabh MukherjeaSanjiv GoenkaEmmanuel MacronBill GatesDr S. JaishankarAndrew HubermanRobert GreeneDavid SinclairScott GallowaySebastian KurzSmriti MandhanaKhan SirDr Sahar YousefEvy PoumpourasSaurabh MukherjeaSanjiv Goenka
Why Raj Shamani

Feel where he started. See what he did. Believe in where he can take you.

The best guide to exceptional minds is someone who had to figure everything out himself.

01Feel

He was sixteen when his family needed him to grow up.

Born on 29 July 1997 in Indore, Raj stepped into the family trading business at sixteen, after his father's health failed and money got tight. No mentor, no playbook, no safety net.

Most people wait until they feel ready. Raj never got that option, and that's why his audience trusts him.
02Do

So he started building, and he hasn't stopped.

His first product, Jadugar Drop, launched in 2013 and became Shamani Industries in 2015. In 2021 he started Figuring Out, then co-founded House of X and began investing in Indian startups.

2013First product
575Episodes
2.5KVideos
03Believe

Today, the world comes to talk to India through him.

Heads of state, leading scientists and billionaire founders now sit in the guest chair. The proof is in who shows up, and who keeps watching.

Emmanuel Macron & Bill GatesGuests on Figuring Out

#1 podcaster in IndiaSpotify Wrapped 2025

National Creators AwardSpeaker, 2024

The promise

One hour. One exceptional mind. A new way to think.

All episodes
H.E. Emmanuel Macron on Figuring Out
FO47311M views
World & power

President of France on Trump, India, Modi, Tech & the Future

with H.E. Emmanuel Macron
You'll learn: How a head of state reads India's place in a shifting world order.
Andrew Huberman on Figuring Out
FO55617M views
Mind & body

Become Mentally Dangerous With These Daily Habits

with Andrew Huberman
You'll learn: The daily protocols a Stanford neuroscientist uses for focus and drive.
Dr S. Jaishankar on Figuring Out
FO17612M views
World & power

India, Geopolitics, International Relations & the US Visa

with Dr S. Jaishankar
You'll learn: How India's External Affairs Minister thinks about power and negotiation.
Robert Greene on Figuring Out
FO5657.3M views
Mind & body

The Psychology Of Seduction: How To Become Impossible To Ignore

with Robert Greene
You'll learn: The author of The 48 Laws of Power on influence and human nature.
Asish Mohapatra on Figuring Out
FO5671.6M views
Business & money

Boring Business Masterclass: The ₹1000 Cr Opportunity

with Asish Mohapatra
You'll learn: Why unglamorous industries quietly build India's biggest companies.
Smriti Mandhana on Figuring Out
FO5616.4M views
Grit & sport

On Controlling Emotions, Handling Pressure & Failures

with Smriti Mandhana
You'll learn: How a world-class athlete resets after failure, in public.
By the numbers

An audience that keeps learning.

19.8M

Subscribers on the main YouTube channel

2.3B+

Total views across 2,500+ videos

9.5M

Followers on Instagram

39M

Views on the most-watched single episode

Figures as of October 2026.

Your next conversation

Stop guessing.
Start figuring out.

A new conversation lands every few days. Pick one mind, give it an hour, and walk away thinking differently.

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